Straight Dope 1/27/2023: Could artificial intelligence replace journalists?

I’m not going to make a prediction as to whether neural networks will lead to that kind of AI or not. It is trivial to hypothesize some algorithm (whether a neural network or not) that is similar but more advanced than current algorithms (i.e., falling within the paradigms of what we think of as machine learning algorithms) for which what you are saying is incorrect. Current machine learning algorithms, within their limitations, can already do something akin to this so to say it cannot be done is (almost certainly) wrong.

And I’m not going to go any further with this hijack. You can have the last word if you wish. If you want to discuss it further, then create a thread and ping me.